A Powerball ticket offered in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing, successful an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, based on the lottery group.
The successful numbers have been 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and crimson Powerball 9.
It is the biggest Powerball jackpot to date this yr, and the eight-largest Powerball jackpot within the recreation’s historical past.
The winner can high for the annuitized prize paid out over 29 years or a lump money fee of $450.5 million. Each prizes are earlier than taxes.
Wednesday’s drawing was the forty fourth consecutive drawing for the reason that final jackpot win on Might 2.
Final yr, there have been two Powerball jackpots that hit greater than $1 billion, together with $1.8 billion jackpot won on Christmas Eve that was the largest U.S. lottery prize ever.
A $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot received in September 2025 by two tickets in Missouri and Texas was the third-largest prize in U.S. lottery historical past.
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